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About Raji Village

Raji is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 169 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raji village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 169
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raji compares

By the 2011 count Raji is the 259th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Raji

Raji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raji as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raji from other places

Raji lies about 17 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raji
Nearest railway station Parmanand 6.3 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 6.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km

Villages closest to Raji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Raji

As per the Census of India 2011, Raji village had a population of 331. That makes it the 259th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Raji village has 169 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raji has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Raji is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raji covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raji falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raji is Parmanand, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raji.

Raji is about 17 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raji is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 6.3 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.8 km away. Gurdaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gande Pindi (under 2 km), Jogar (under 2 km) and Khokhar (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Raji today is likely to be higher.

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